Directing
Don Bluth
EN cinema · 33 credits
Born
13 September 1937 (age 89)
Birthplace
El Paso, Texas, USA
Also known as Donald Virgil Bluth
Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth is an American animator and independent studio owner. He is best known for his departure from The Walt Disney Company in 1979 and his subsequent directing of animated classics such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986),The Land Before Time (1988), and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), as well as his involvement in the laserdisc game Dragon's Lair. He is also often credited for providing competition to Disney, and forcing them to improve from their streak of lackluster film efforts to the films that would make up the Disney Renaissance.
Known for
Filmography
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
Producer, Video Game
Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation
Producer, Writer, Director
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Gift of the Hoopoe
Director
You Are Mine
Storyboard
Titan A.E.
Director, Producer
Bartok the Magnificent
Director, Producer
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
Characters
Anastasia
Director, Producer
Thumbelina
Screenplay, Director, Producer
A Troll in Central Park
Producer, Director
Rock-A-Doodle
Director, Story, Producer, Writer
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Story, Director, Producer, Production Design
The Land Before Time
Director, Producer, Storyboard Artist, Production Design
An American Tail
Producer, Director, Production Design, Title Designer
The Secret of NIMH
Screenplay, Director, Producer, Visual Development, Animation Director, Layout
The Fox and the Hound
Animation
Xanadu
Animation
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Director, Producer, Animation, Writer, Lyricist, Songs
The Small One
Producer, Director, Animation, Songs
Pete's Dragon
Animation Director
The Rescuers
Supervising Animator
Robin Hood
Animation
Archie and His New Pals
Character Designer
The Sword in the Stone
Animation